(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed the campaign of Jewish businessman Meyer Habib for a seat in the French parliament. Habib is hoping to enter France’s National Assembly as the representative of French citizens living in Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, the Vatican and San Marino. “I have known Meyer Habib for many years… More ▸

If Meir Habib succeeds in his second quest for the presidency of French Jewry’s umbrella group, it would strip the Ashkenazi elite of its last major position of communal power. JTA’s Cnaan Liphshiz reports. More ▸